Tuesday’s news that the PGA Tour would officially merge with LIV Golf was a bombshell in the golf world. Now, for one pro in particular, Rory McIlroy, matters could start to get a bit awkward between himself and Phil Mickelson.
You see, even though the PGA-affiliated McIlroy has seemingly started to change his tune about LIV Golf, given recent interactions with Brooks Koepka, he’s still been vocally against the tour overall. And after Mickelson was one of the first former PGA Tour golfers to leave for LIV, McIlroy hasn’t been his biggest fan. Heck, in recent days, Mickelson himself was taking shots at McIlroy for a recent PGA offseason stance.
As such, golf fans are predicting a lot of tension between the two once they inevitably see each other on the course at a PGA-LIV event.
(Warning: Some NSFW language and gestures in the tweets below.)
Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson teeing off together in a month pic.twitter.com/CSz8syA4AH
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) June 6, 2023
That Rory McIlroy/Phil Mickelson pairing at the first joint tour event is going to be something else pic.twitter.com/wVdIUpo071
— Collin Czilli (@CollinCzilli) June 6, 2023
Phil Mickelson & Rory McIlroy at their next PGA/LIV Tour event together… pic.twitter.com/VdylMxD1ko
— Jake Hatch (Yawk) (@JacobCHatch) June 6, 2023
Phil Mickelson to Rory McIlroy when they tee off together next monthpic.twitter.com/MvbGIMN48p
— Maverick Games (@PlayMaverickG) June 6, 2023
Phil Mickelson the next time he sees Rory pic.twitter.com/sIt2wMUNUe
— Daniel Harms🏈 (@InHarmsWay19) June 6, 2023
I'm sure Rory is pleased with the Tour rolling him out week after week to fight its battle so that, in the end, Phil, Brooks, Bryson and DJ could walk away with $500M and reunification with the league he defended.
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) June 6, 2023
Rory and Phil the first time they play together pic.twitter.com/6MFARjhEwS
— Matthew Betz (@TheFantasyPT) June 6, 2023
Never been so happy to have gotten Ryder Cup tickets last year. Rory vs Phil in the Sunday singles please
— Andre Huisamen (@andrehuisamen) June 6, 2023
Can't wait to see what Rory and Phil have to say after all they said about each organization
— Ashton G (@disbeash10) June 6, 2023
Get the Full Swing Netflix cameras to Rory, Phil, and Brandel ASAP!
— Jeff Hurn (@Jhurn) June 6, 2023
